In Kumamoto Prefecture, it was announced on the 5th that 4,065 people were newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, one person announced on the 20th of last month, three people on the 2nd of this month, and one person announced on the 3rd of this month, totaling five people, were counted twice, so they were excluded from the cumulative total.
The total number of infected people in the prefecture reached 205,812.
In addition, five deaths were announced, bringing the total number of people who died in the prefecture who tested positive to 399.